Wes Montgomery

Newly discovered live & studio recordings from 1949-1958 featuring WES MONTGOMERYon guitar, BUDDY MONTGOMERY on piano, MONK MONTGOMERY on bass, ALONZO “Pookie” JOHNSON on tenor sax, SONNY JOHNSON on drums & others including pianist MELVIN RHYNE, bassist FLIP STEWART, and drummer PAUL PARKER. Recordings include a complete never-before-released 1955 Epic Records session produced by Quincy Jones, newly discovered 78 RPM sides with Wes as a sideman recorded for Spire Records (1949), a live recording from the home of Ervena Montgomery, Indianapolis (1956). live recordings and the C&C Music Lounge in Chicago (1957). Also includes rare and never-before-published photos.

FEATURING:

WES MONTGOMEY, guitar _ ALONZO "POOKIE" JOHNSON, tenor sax
GENE MORRIS, tenor sax - JACK COKER, piano
RICHIE CRABTREE, piano - DOUGLAS DUKE, piano
BUDDY MONTGOMERY, piano, vibes - MELVIN RHYNE, piano
JOHN DALE, bass - ROY JOHNSON, bass
MONK MONTGOMERY, bass - FLIP STEWART, bass - SONNY JOHNSON, drums
PAUL PARKER, drums - EARL "FOX" WALKER, drums
DEBBIE ANDREWS, vocals - SONNY PARKER, vocals

CD 1:

01. After You've Gone
02. Fascinating Rhythm
03. Brazil
04. What Is There to Say ?
05. Four
06. Wes' Tune
07. My Heart Stood Still
08. How High the Moon
09. Django
10. Going Down to Big Mary's
11. I Should Care
12. Caravan
13. Six Bridges to Cross
14. Ralph's New Blues


CD 2:

01. Soft Winds
02. Robbins' Nest
03. A Night in Tunisia
04. Love for Sale
05. Leila
06. Blues
07. Undecided
08. Far Wes
09. All the Things You Are
10. King Trotter
11. Carlena's Blues
12. Smooth Evening